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General information - Location

Country	Norway
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.6427,Lat: 59.4922
Elevation	251 meter above sea level
Local time	14:08:03pm
Name province/region	Telemark
Name Subregion	Seljord

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kviteseid	13.4 km	SouthWest
2 Vrådal	20.6 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Folkestad	25.1 km	EastSouthEast
4 Bø	25.8 km	EastSouthEast
5 Yli	32.2 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	127 km	EastNorthEast
2 København	Denmark	481 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	538 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Skagerrak is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 64 km (direction SouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named West Bay. The nearest bigger lake is Seljordsvatnet (17.1 km² at a height of around 115 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.5 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 170.4 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 239 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 20%, hill: 29%, low mountains: 31%, moderate high mountains: 20%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
DAL- OG FJELLBYGDER I TELEMARK OG AUST-AGDER

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (at a distance of 159 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Notodden Airport (at a distance of 33 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

51.1 km2

65.1%

Nature

14.9 km2

19%

Agriculture

5.4 km2

6.9%

Urban area

1.2 km2

1.6%

Water - Lakes

5.9 km2

7.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Seljord in country Norway

Seljord at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site	Norway	43 km	North
2 Rock Carvings in Tanum	Sweden	178 km	EastSouthEast
3 Bryggen	Norway	211 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Seljord
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Seljord

Type of weather in Seljord	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.15 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	16 hour and 20 minutes
Sunrise :	05:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:32 Europe/Amsterdam